Equipment assembling, carrying and, or, securing device

Abstract

The invention is a device for assembling, transporting, displaying, packaging, carrying and, or, securing any desired combination of equipment such as skis, poles and boots. The device includes oppositely disposed equipment retainer means symmetrically related and movably mounted in a mutually aligned relationship relative to a base member. Said retainer means being selectively adjustable to allow any desired combination of said equipment, or the like, to be retained therewith. Manipulatable securing means is provided such that the said retainer means may be adjusted to accommodate various equipment sizes and also to provide a method whereby the consequential assembling of any combination of said equipment causes said equipment to be releasably secured therewith and further providing means incorporated into the same device for locking said device with a cable type security lock, or the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 
     
       1. A device for carrying and/or securing any desired combination of equipment such as skis, poles and boots comprising: first retention means for releasable engagement with oppositely disposed boot toes;   second retention means for releasable engagement with oppositely disposed boot heels;   means provided with one of said retention means to retain said skis and poles therewith;   first column assembly and second column member cooperating with said retention means for supporting and guiding the selective manipulation of said retention means into cooperative engagement with said equipment; and manipulatable securing means releasably engaged to said second column member and adjustably disposed on said first column member; said securing means comprises an elongated member having threads located circumferentially along the longitudinal axis with an adjustment means disposed at one extremity, said adjustment means rotatably mounted and releasably supported within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure.   
     
     
       2. In a device as described in claim 1, wherein, said threads adjustably engage with a relatively stationary means located interiorly of said second column member whereby the manipulation of said adjustment means allows said first column assembly to move with respect to said second column member. 
     
     
       3. In a device as described in claim 1, wherein, said adjustment means embodies a plurality of locking cable openings respectively engageable with a locking means when adjusted to cooperative positions with respect to said hand grasp structure. 
     
     
       4. In a device as described in claim 1, wherein, the second column member comprises an elongated column projecting centrally from a horizontal base and adapted interiorly for retractile operation with said first column assembly, said base having integrally formed therewith, at each of two oppositely disposed edges, vertical side walls extending upwardly from the plane and partially along the axis of said base, one of said retainer means having downwardly depending side walls cooperating with side walls on said base thereby forming a pair of ski retention means, one of said retainer means having upward extending lips which in cooperation with said walls form a pair of pole and boot retention means, said first column assembly including a pair of rotatably supported selectively engageable boot retainers oppositely disposed with respect to a hand grasp. 
     
     
       5. In a device as described in claim 4, wherein the first column assembly has vertically oriented handle columns associated therewith, said second column member having elongated internally located keyway passage means receiving said handle columns therein for nonrotation therebetween, said keyway passage means being generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration for receiving handle columns generally of rectangular cross-sectional configuration, said second cooperable part comprising an elongated centrally disposed column having a base member affixed to one end of said frame, said centrally disposed column having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration for cooperation with a similar cross-sectional passage disposed centrally on one of said cooperable parts. 
     
     
       6. In a device as described in claim 1 wherein one of the retaining units comprises a pair of rotatably mounted boot, or the like, engaging means with a substantially U-shaped structure converging inward at one end thereof and adapted for keyed shaft engagement into openings provided in a hand grasp structure, said retainers configured for interface engagement with boot toes or boot heels. 
     
     
       7. In a device as described in claim 1 wherein said first column assembly and second column member are symmetrically disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of said securing means and retractably engaged one to the other. 
     
     
       8. In a device as described in claim 1 wherein said first retention unit comprises an adjustable retainer for supporting a pair of boots by the toes or heels comprising a generally open rectangular structure having generally parallel side walls, upwardly extending retainer lips cooperating with said side walls and interiorly spaced walls to form longitudinally extending pole chamber, downwardly depending side wall portions cooperating with said first column member and a base member to form ski retention means, a centrally disposed aperture for slidably engaging said retainer unit onto said central column member whereby said retainer unit is movably supported for optionally selectable engagement with any combination of said equipment. 
     
     
       9. In combination, oppositely disposed equipment retainer means symmetrically related and movably mounted in a mutually aligned relationship relative to adjustable column members, said retainer means selectively movable by manipulation of a securing means releasably communicating between said column members, said securing means comprises an elongated member having threads located circumferentially along the longitudinal axis with an adjustment means disposed at one extremity, said adjustment means rotatably mounted within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure, one of said retainer means cooperating with a base member and said securing means such that the consequential assembling of any selected combination of equipment such as boots, skis and poles causes said equipment to be releasably secured therewith. 
     
     
       10. In an equipment carrying and/or securing device comprising movable retaining units having oppositely disposed symmetrically related boot, or the like, releasable engaging means, one of said retaining units structure with oppositely disposed downward and upward depending side walls adapted to form ski and pole retention chambers, said retaining units movably guided by a central column member cooperating with an adjustable securing means rotatably mounted within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure whereby said retention units may be manipulated one relative to the other for selectively engaging any combination of said equipment into releasable securement therewith. 
     
     
       11. A device of the character described comprising a pair of mutually aligned and selectively manipulatable cooperative retention units, one of said retention units having means for retaining skis and poles, each of said retention units having releasable boot engaging means, each of said retention units mounted for guided movement on respective central column members, said column members having an adjustable securing means releasable engaged therebetween and rotatably disposed in a hand grasp structure such that the consequential functioning causes said equipment to be releasable secured with said device. 
     
     
       12. In a device for assembling, carrying and/or securing any combination of ski equipment, or the like, such as boots, skis and poles, cooperable retention units, first of said units having symmetrically related boot retaining means oppositely disposed and slidably engaged with respect to a first central column member and adapted with means to urge downward thereby releasably retaining said skis and/or poles, second of said retention units having adjustable securing means disposed at one extremity, said adjustable securing means rotatably supported within means provided in a hand grasp structure. 
     
     
       13. A ski equipment assembling, carrying and/or securing device comprising mutually aligned cooperable parts, boot retention means provided on a first and second of said parts, an adjustable securing means on the first of said parts, said securing means interfitting and rotatably disposed within means located in a hand grasp structure disposed at one extremity of said first part, said parts and said securing means selectively manipulatably whereby said parts may be moved one relative to the other for selectively engaging any combination of ski equipment such as boots, skis and poles into releasable securement therewith. 
     
     
       14. In a ski equipment assembling, carrying, displaying, transporting and/or securing device, cooperable retention units, first of said units having a pair of boot retainers oppositely disposed about a centrally located hand grasp carrying means, second of said units having a pair of congruous boot retainers disposed symmetrically with respect to a pair of ski and pole retention means movably guided on a centrally located column member having a pair of ski support bases disposed at one extremity, and manipulating securing and locking means releasably engaged to said column member, said securing and locking means comprises an elongated member having threads located circumferentially along the longitudinal axis with manipulation means disposed at one extremity, said manipulation means rotatably supported within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure whereby manipulation of said securing and locking means allows any combination of said ski equipment to be releasably assembled, displayed, transported and/or secured therewith. 
     
     
       15. In a method of assembling ski equipment or the like with a device for carrying and/or securing said equipment such as boots, skis and poles; the steps of: positioning said skis onto ski support bases after which a ski retention unit is moved down into releasable retention therewith;   positioning said poles parallel within oppositely disposed releasable retention chambers;   inserting said boots into releasable engagement with oppositely disposed boot retention means located generally above and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said poles and skis; manipulation of a securing means after one or more of the above steps whereby said equipment is releasably retained with said device;   said securing means rotatably mounted within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure.   
     
     
       16. A composite magazine and retainer for carrying and/or securing any combination of equipment such as skis, poles and boots, comprising retractile members selectively movable thereby effectuating the juxtapositioning of said equipment into cooperative assemblage therewith, a manipulatable securing means adjustably communicating with a first column member and releasably engaged to a second column member, said securing means comprises an elongated member having threads located circumferentially along the longitudinal axis with an adjustment means disposed at one extremity, said adjustment means rotatably mounted and releasably supported within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure. 
     
     
       17. An equipment carrying mechanism for selectively securing a first, second or third class of equipment, or any combination thereof, and including base means supporting first, second and third retention units for respectively receiving first, second and third class of equipment into cooperable engagement therewith, said first retention unit adapted for incremental adjustment relative to said base means, said second retention unit movable mounted and guided onto said base means, said third retention units disposed integral with said second retention unit and substantially coextensive therewith, manipulatable securing means adjustably communicating between said first retention means and said base means, said securing means comprises an elongated member having threads located circumferentially along the longitudinal axis with an adjustment means disposed at one extremity, said adjustment means rotatably mounted and releasably supported within an aperture located in a hand grasp structure. 
     
     
       18. In a device as described in claim 1 wherein the method of operating said device provides an assembly mechanism particularly adapted for assembling boots longitudinally congruous and generally above skis and poles, said assemblage comprising a hand grasp structure particularly characterized in that means are provided for boot sole resting along the outer hand grasp abutments and arranged in cooperative relationship with said retention means for maintaining said boots in said assemblage. 
     
     
       19. In a device as described in claim 1 being particularly characterized in that one of said retention means is rotatably mounted and nonreleasably supported within apertures located in said hand grasp structure. 
     
     
       20. In a device as described in claim 1 being particularly characterized in that said securing means adjustably engages to a nut captured inside said second column member, said nut being restrained from rotation by guide keys located along the longitudinal axis of said column member, said guide keys allowing said nut to move longitudinally with respect to said column member. 
     
     
       21. In a device as described in claim 1 wherein, one of said retention means may be optionally mounted for rotation in openings located in the upper extremity of said hand grasp structure.